Project Engineer, Global Engineering Services
Amazon
Description
Would you like an opportunity to travel and work regionally? The role will be based in Germany with 50% of time traveling either domestically or to other EMEA countries. Are you keen to be part of a team directly responsible for the expansion and upgrade of Amazon buildings across EMEA countries? Are you seeking a fast-paced and growing environment focused on innovating for our customers, along with the opportunity to travel and work regionally? This position is highly visible in Amazon and has high business impact.
The role will take the lead of all technical aspects of realization of an Amazon Fulfillment Center (FC) while focusing on its automation technologies (conveyance, sortation, robotics) and storage solutions. This person will be responsible for delivering small to large size state-of-the-art material handling systems and technology innovations to effectively launch new Fulfillment Centers, expansions\convert existing sites and improve operations generally. There will be responsibility for budget and schedule of the projects Give accurate updates and risk forecast. Focus on cost-saving while ensuring quality and optimum performance. During execution the person will often act as the main interface point for internal and external stakeholders. Internal functional teams such as Construction, IT and Launch and external such as vendors and consultants. The timing is from definition of business requirements through handover to the Operations and Maintenance teams who lead the FC from Go-Live. For this entry-level Project Manager role Amazon offers ample support and mentorship, ensuring you will have a strong network and guidance throughout your journey. Amazon expects the EU OPS Engineering Project Engineer to take a high level of ownership and autonomy in designing and realizing the solution of complex problems in a fast-paced environment across multiple regional and global teams. The candidate will own Safety ensure no unplanned disruption to live operations and make interventions accordingly. The Project Engineer considers quality to deliver long term operational performance and Sustainability as part of Amazon’s path to a greener and more sustainable future. Promoting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, where learning and being curious are embraced as essential values.
Key job responsibilities
- Ensure fully compliance with Safety and Sustainability building requirements
- End-to-end ownership for small- medium scale engineering projects (scheduling, resource planning, installation, commissioning and qualification, launch and ramp-up support)
- Lead technical design reviews (2D&3D) and propose design solutions for material handling and storage solutions that meet both business needs and global design standards.
- Support and track the relevant CAPEX requests to ensure that all projects are delivered within budget and best overall value
- Coordinate critical path items, dive deep on technical details and provide innovative solutions to resolve issues
- Continuous project status tracking and communication, targeted and timely elevation of potential risks and issues across multiple teams and with project stakeholders
- Prepare and conduct weekly standing meetings with internal and external vendors/contractors to plan and track deliverables
- Purchase and Change order and management supported by dedicated Procurement and Change management departments
- Ensure quality of execution and installation, compliance to the design via commissioning and qualification activities.
- Collaborate closely with various internal teams such as World Wide Engineering, Construction, Operations, Reliability Maintenance Engineering, Procurement and Change Management
A day in the life
You will work on the delivery of one of our Amazon Fulfillment Centers with a project lifecycle of about a year as part of a high-performing team. During the early project phases of project design and bidding, you will predominantly work in an Amazon office or from your home. During the project execution, you will be typically spend execution 50% of your time at the project site, with peaks throughout the year, extending to most week days with full ownership during the last phases of project installation, Commissioning & Qualification and post Launch ramp up. You will enjoy the rewarding experience to launch an Amazon Fulfillment Center or to upgrade an existing one. After initial months on-boarding, you will be progressively given important and extending responsibilities, within the project and aside it, by taking the lead on other business horizontal tasks. You will be constantly helped by the team, will respect and leverage diverse point of views and focus on inclusion of new members.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Engineering or related discipline
- Experience interacting with cross-functional teams & subject-matter experts
- First Project/Program Management experience in comparable industrial environments
- Experience using MS Excel, CAD\ BIM related softwares, MS Project
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English language
- Flexibility to travel up to 50% across projects in Europe
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge about automated material handling systems, packaging technologies and storage solutions
- Project execution experience in a construction environment (newbuild) or operational environment (buildout)
- Understanding of operational as well as reliability and maintenance processes including relevant software tools
- Knowledge of acoustics and noise reduction technology
- French, Polish, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, Afrikaans and Zulu are considered preferred qualifications.
Would you like an opportunity to travel and work in multiple countries and cultures? The role will be based in Germany with 50% of time traveling either domestically or to other EMEA countries
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